Janice Gamboa Santos
Atherton
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health- Atherton Hospital
01.2024 - Current
- Provided direct patient care, including wound care and vital sign monitoring, to promote healing and recovery.
- Administered medications using automated dispensing systems to ensure precise dosage and timing.
- Performed emergency response procedures, including CPR and airway management, to stabilize patients.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
Registered Nurse
Health X Agency- Deployed in Atherton Hospital
04.2022 - 01.2024
- Provides inpatient hospital care to patients with various medical condition and work alongside with other interdisciplinary teams to provide the highest quality of care
- Observing and recording patient vital signs
- Administering intravenous fluids and medications
- Collaborating with fellow members of primary care team
- Responding to life – saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
- Provides direct comprehensive bedside care to patients
- Able to attach equipment’s such as ECG, cardiac monitor, telemetry on patients as required and interprets data, graphs on monitors
- Performs blood test taking and IV cannulation
- PICC and Ports competent
- Provides NIV therapy and high flow to patients with respiratory failure
- Performs IDC insertion for female, NGT insertion for adults
- Attends all necessary education and training to be more competent with skills and knowledge in practice
- Performs a team leader role that involves in planning and delegation of workload during shift
Senior Staff Nurse
National University Hospital- Singapore
11.2011 - 03.2022
- The job- holder is responsible to assist patients suffering from heart conditions and perform duties such as helping doctors during medical procedures, informing patients on preventive measures for minimizing heart risk, updating medical history records, providing emotional support and guiding patients during postoperative recovery time
- Provides patient care before and after cardiac surgery (Valve and Bypass patients)
- Administers medications via oral, parenteral and PICC
- Specially trained to give medicines via PICC, withdraw blood and dressing
- Performs oral and trachy suctioning for tracheostomy patients
- Performs NGT insertion and NGT feeding, stoma care, wound dressing simple and complex, IDC insertion and IDC care
- Performs blood taking and IV cannula insertion
- Check patient’s hemodynamics such as vital signs, blood sugar monitoring, 12 lead ECG
- Performs neurological and neurovascular assessment
- Able to assist Dr’s for chest tube insertion and handles pre and post care
- Provides nursing care for pre and post cardiac implants, and pre and post EPS ablation
- Set up telemetry and able to identify common cardiac arrhythmias
- Performs VAC therapy in vascular wounds
- Operates defibrillators/AED in the event of an emergency
- Modifies patient treatments based on patient responses
- Assesses patients’ needs on admission and daily throughout their hospital stay
- Plans and implements care according to the assessed ends
- Evaluates And monitors patients’ progress according to planned care
- Documents care given and monitors outcomes on the established charts and forms
- Carries out treatments and investigations as prescribed by physicians
- Communicates and discusses patients’ progress and response to treatment with physicians, nursing and allied health colleagues involved in the patient care
- Follows up to ensure continuity of patient care and treatment plans
- Delivers safe and competent nursing care
- Educates patients on ways to prevent heart disease
- Performs Charge nurse role, ensures for the smooth and efficient patient flow within the unit
- Delegates assignments and provides supervision for the support staff in accordance with their level of training and the patient’s acuity
- Works with medical providers to ensure the quality of patient care
- Provides training and support to newly joined staffs
- Takes continuing education courses to stay up-to-date on new techniques, technologies and medications
- Infection Liason officer, adheres to standards of infection prevention practices within the unit
Enrolled Nurse
National University Hospital- Singapore
07.2008 - 11.2011
- Observing, measuring and recording patients' vital statistics and reporting changes in patient's conditions to RNs and doctors
- Providing physical and emotional support to patients and their families
- Assisting with personal hygiene tasks such as bathing, showering and dressing
- Assist patient with their Activities of daily living such as bed bath, showering, feeding and dressing
- Assist RN’s in procedures and treatments
- Carry out specialised planned nursing interventions for patients
- Follow infection control and prevention practices in patient care activities
- Monitor patients for early signs of changes in their health conditions
- Perform health assessments for patients
- Provide feedback on risk assessment and quality management activities
- Supervise support care staff and Enrolled Nurse trainees in performing basic nursing care activities
- Support trained staff in medical emergencies
- Responsible for equipment/maintenance schedules, and stock control
- Supports, collaborates and cooperates with team members and other healthcare professionals
- Precepts, mentors and / or orientates students, newly joined or graduated enrolled nurses
- Participates in continuing professional development activities to maintain competency in areas of practice
- Participates in continuous quality improvement activities and research process
- Performs any other additional duties assigned by the Nurse Manager
Registered Nurse/ Staff Nurse
Asian Hospital Medical Centre
08.2005 - 01.2006
- Works closely with cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to diagnose, treat, and manage problems relating to the cardiovascular system
- Promotes preventative measures such as health counselling, screening, and stress tests, as well as cardiovascular disease prevention and management strategies
- Provides care to patients with coronary heart disease and give post-operative care to those recovering from bypass surgery, pacemaker insertion or heart transplants
- Assist doctors in performing physical tests and prescribed tests so as to diagnose cardiac diseases
- Help to conduct and interpret laboratory test results and prepare patient for cardiac tests like exercise stress tests, stress echocardiograms, and CT Coronary cardiograms, amongst others
- Educate and inform patients of the best disease prevention and control methods
- Help to manage chronic heart diseases
- Work with doctors, to prepare patients going for major surgery
- Administer medications and assist patients for their activities of daily living
- Monitoring patient’s hemodynamics
Education
University -
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
04.2004
Secondary -
Woodridge School/ College
03.2000
Primary -
Woodridge School/College
03.1996
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Compassion and empathy
- Patient monitoring
- Care plan development
- Telemetry monitoring
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification
- Tracheostomy care
- Cardiac care
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
NURSING REGISTRATION
- Singapore, SNB LICENSE NUMBER N0836092I
- Philippines, PRC LICENSE NUMBER 0358046
- New Zealand, LICENSE NUMBER 311204
- Australia, NMW0002546595
Professional Development
- CVAD PORTS competency skills, 12/01/24, Darren Freeman, Atherton Hospital, Queensland Australia
- Adult Advanced Life Support Course, 05/30/23, Janet Irvin CNC Resuscitation, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, Queensland, Australia
- Optimus CORE and PULSE workshop, 06/26/24, Darren Freeman, Atherton Hospital
- PICC competency, 11/09/23, Darren Freeman, Atherton Hospital
- NIV workshop, 07/21/23, Darren Freeman, Atherton Hospital
- ECG Workshop, 07/21/22, Darren Freeman, Atherton Hospital, Queensland Australia
- Basic Cardiac Life Support & Automated External Defibrillation, 07/06/21, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
- Critical Incident Stress Management: Assisting Individuals in Crisis, 09/01/19, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
- End of Life Care Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Course, 11/01/18, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
- Infection Control Liason Nurse Course, 09/01/17, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
- Charge Nurse Course, 05/01/17, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
- Life Support Course for Nurses (LSCN), 05/01/15, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
- Preceptorship Course, 03/01/15, #10 Anson Road, #06-14/19/20, International Plaza, Singapore
- Cardiac and Cardiothoracic Vascular Nursing Program, 11/01/13, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
- Course on Venepuncture and Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation, 05/01/12, National University Hospital, #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
Certification
Anlin Varghese.
Nursing Unit Manager Medical Ward/ High Dependency Unit
Atherton Hospital Cnr Jack and Louise St Atherton, QLD 4883
Phone: 0740910219 Email: anlin.varghese@health.qld.gov.au
Fu Yongxin
Nursing Manager
Ward 63 Cardiac Unit
National University Hospital #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
Phone: 65 9773 9769 Email: yongxin_fu@nuhs.edu.sg
Marybeth Tamorong
Assitant Nurse Clinician Ward 63 Cardiac Unit
National University Hospital #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
Phone: 65 9851 3449 Email: marybeth_tomarong_abraham@nuhs.edu.sg
Oon Siow Eng Senior Nurse Clinician Ward 63 Cardiac Unit
National University Hospital #5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore
Phone: 65 9389 0132
Email: siow_eng_oon@nuhs.edu.sg
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health- Atherton Hospital
01.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Health X Agency- Deployed in Atherton Hospital
04.2022 - 01.2024
Senior Staff Nurse
National University Hospital- Singapore
11.2011 - 03.2022
Enrolled Nurse
National University Hospital- Singapore
07.2008 - 11.2011
Registered Nurse/ Staff Nurse
Asian Hospital Medical Centre
08.2005 - 01.2006
Secondary -
Woodridge School/ College
Primary -
Woodridge School/College
University -
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
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